Ribosomal DNA typing of Haemophilus ducreyi strains: Proposal for a novel typing scheme

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2613-2615

  Pillay, Allan ^a   Hoosen, Anwar A ^a   Kiepiela, Photini ^a   Sturm, A Willem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; ULCUS MOLLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI;

EID: 0029844265     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2613-2615.1996     Document Type: Article

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